Reply by Joao Aguiar Machado, Director General, European Commission on the AAC Recommendation from the Aquaculture Advisory Council onRecommendation from the Aquaculture Advisory Council onDelegated and Implementing Acts regarding the application ofRegulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseasesRecommendation from the Aquaculture Advisory Council onRecommendation from the Aquaculture Advisory Council onDelegated and Implementing Acts regarding the application ofRegulation (EU) 2016/429 on transmissible animal diseases ("AnimalHealth Law").

EU aquaculture production is extremely diverse as regards species and production systems, and this diversification is rapidly increasing. This may require, assured the premises to pursue an adequate state of welfare and health for the animals, more attention to: simplification, flexibility, risk analysis and assessment of cost benefits of the measures implemented.

The recommendations below result from the synthesis of works from Fish Working Group and Shellfish Working Group of AAC.

Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC

This Regulation creates the Aquaculture Advisory Council in its Article 43.

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